Material relating to Fr John J Neary SJ
- IE IJA J/303/1
- File
- 1929-1983
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Material relating to Fr John J Neary SJ, including catalogue entry, correspondence regarding his time in Hong Kong and biographical information.
Material relating to Fr John J Neary SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr John J Neary SJ, including catalogue entry, correspondence regarding his time in Hong Kong and biographical information.
Summary of money spent on library periodicals at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Summary of money spent on library periodicals at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Biographical information on Fr Martin Cryan SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Martin Cryan SJ.
File relating to Fr Peter M Troddyn SJ
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A file relating to Fr Peter M Troddyn SJ. Includes correspondence concerning his appointment as acting editor of 'Studies' following advice to Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ from his doctor to be relieved of this position (20 - 22 December 1967, 2 items). Includes correspondence concerning the publication of a manuscript by Fr Francis Finegan SJ 'The Jesuits in Ireland 1598-1773 (17 December 1973-13 December 1974, 6 items, and 6-15 March 1976, 3 items), correspondence concerning a memorial fund in honour of Dan Chambers, and ex pupil of Mungret who died in a car accident (December 1977 - 16 January 1978, 4 items). Including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, memorial card and catalogue entries.
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Two copies of a poem by Mr Seán Turner SJ entitled 'To Fr Hayes and Fr McGrath' and 'To one Taking his last Vows in Religion on the Feast of Our Lady's Purification' Too oft the spirits are the fonder, Most like a flight of steel-winged swallows glancing Like light, chasing the motes o' the air, advancing, Pausing, swooping, here, there, hither, yonder.
Admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
First group of boy retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Senior Grade, North Richmond Street, Dublin - Keogh Brothers. With names.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
‘The Aughrim Groups’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Photograph of Presented by ‘The Aughrim Groups’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin by C. and L. Walsh, 55 Lr. Mount Street, Dublin.
C. and L. Walsh, photographer
Group of retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Group of retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Óglaigh na hÉireann Week End Retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Óglaigh na hÉireann Week End Retreatants, with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, and Reverend R. J. Casey, Military Chaplain. By J. J. O'Reilly, 36 St. Thomas Tcr, S.C.R., Dublin. With names.
J. J. O'Reilly, photographer
Laymen's retreat association annual re- union. Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Laymen's retreat association annual re- union. Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With Jesuits including Michael Sweetman.
Entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The Irish and Vatican flags are flying.
Irish Independent, newspaper, 1905-
Group at the entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Group at the entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes Fr Matthew Meade SJ.
Irish Independent, newspaper, 1905-
Very Rev Fr Assistant and Community, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Very Rev Fr Assistant and Community, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With names (See attached names given by Fr Hugh Duffy SJ, 2014).
Knights of Loyola and C. Y. M. S. with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Knights of Loyola and C. Y. M. S. (St Catherine’s Branch) - with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. College Studios.
College Studios, photographers
Retreat Library at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with portrait of Fr Willie Doyle SJ in the background
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Retreat Library at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with portrait of Fr Willie Doyle SJ in the background – photograph by Gay O’ Brien
Gay O'Brien, photogrpaher
Elogium Sepulcrale Sancti Ignatii
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Handwriiten poster 'Elogium Sepulcrale Sancti Ignatii'
Retreat groups at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with various Jesuits
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Retreat groups at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with various Jesuits - Br Byrne and Fr Patrick Barrett SJ.
Triennial Documents, 1920 - 1923
Documents for Ireland:
Triennial Documents, 1923 - 1926
Documents for Ireland and Hong Kong.
Status Temporalis for the Irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account) for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street.
Status Temporalis book for the Irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account) book which contains accounts for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Irish Jesuit mission to Australia.
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Letter to Mr Hilary Lawton SJ from Fr Michael Browne SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, stating that there was no need for a previous apology made by Mr Lawton to him. Fr Browne asks to be included in Mr Lawton’s prayers to the Virgin Mary. He states, ‘She has done marvellous things for me all through life, but especially during my 56 years in the Society’.
Browne, Michael, 1853-1933, Jesuit priest
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File containing ordination papers, biographical material and some letters relating to Fr Brian J Cullen SJ.
Cullen, Brian J, 1917-1995, Jesuit priest
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File containing Richard Maguire's admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials relating to retreat and mission work and his time as chaplain at the Royal Hospital of the Incurables, Donnybrook, Dublin.
Maguire, Richard J, 1906-1993, Jesuit priest
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A file relating to Fr Gerald Brangan SJ. Includes biographical information and correspondence concerning his time in Zambia.
Brangan, Gerald, 1912-1978, Jesuit priest
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A file relating to Fr William Dargan SJ, including biographical information, black and white photographs, birth certificate and stole with the initials W.D. (William Dargan) and the date of his ordination, 31 July 1935.
Dargan, William, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest
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Pass issued by Willie Chamberlain, Inspector General, Dublin Metropolitan Police for Fr Daniel Joseph Flinn SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to travel around Dublin in May 1916, and catalogue entry for Fr Flinn SJ (1930).
Flinn, Daniel Joseph, 1877-1943, Jesuit priest and chaplain
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Material relating to the entry of Br Peter Foley SJ into the society, final vows and medical note.
Foley, Peter, 1891-1968, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to which Fr Conal K Murphy SJ includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Murphy, Conal K, 1902-1979, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Material on the promotion of 'Catholic Action’
Documents relating to a report prepared by the Irish Fr Provincial for Fr General on the activities of the Irish Province for ‘the promotion of Catholic Action’. Includes covering letter and questionnaire sent out by the Irish Fr Provincial to Jesuit houses and individuals with detailed replies from: St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street; Milltown Park, Dublin; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullamore; St Mary’s, Emo Court; University Hall, Hatch Street; Belvedere College; Clongowes Wood College; St Ignatius’ College, Galway; Sacred Heart College, Limerick; the editors of the following periodicals: 'Madonna', 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart', 'An Timire' (The Gaelic Messenger), and 'Studies'. Also includes handwritten draft report entitled ‘The Society of Jesus in Ireland and Catholic Action’ (Summer 1936) and final printed Latin version 'De Actione Catholica in Hibernia'.
Photographs of the excavation and building of the swimming pool at Rathfarnham
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Photographs of the excavation and building of the swimming pool at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Photograph of a group of Jesuits at the conferring of the National University degrees
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Photograph of a group of Jesuits at the conferring of the National University degrees. Includes: l-r: Edward Riordan, Michael Pelly, Charles O'Conor, Francis Shaw, Eugene Ward, James B Stephenson, Joseph O'Mara.
Lafayette, photographer
Photograph of Juniors' Villa at Gormanstown
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Photograph of Juniors' Villa at Gormanstown, County Meath.
Photographs of groups of Jesuit tertians at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Photographs of groups of Jesuit Tertians at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
1961 - 1962;
1st row:
Ernest Bolsius, Edgar Ebel, Cecil McGarry, Hugh Kelly (Instructor), Bryan Fennelly, Gerard van Welie, Alfred Stoiber.
2nd row: Joseph Marques, Helmut Platzgummer, John Dooley, Liam Browne, Jesus Martinez, James Healy.
3rd row: Paul Museur, George Szaszkiewicx, Patrick Lavery, James Smyth, Francis Claes, Patrick Reynolds.
4th row: Donald Moore, Kieran Barry-Ryan, Edward Heavy, Bernard O'Neill.
1957 - 1958;
Eric Cantillon, Denis O'Connell, Paul Leonard, Aloysius Sobreroca, Patrick O'Rourke, Robert Hardowirjono, Stephen Roes, Brendan Woods, Matthew Brosnan, Eutimius Martino, William Egan, Patrick Benson, Adulphus Fernandez Diaz-Nava, Angelus Anton Gomez
John Redmond, Acatius Gutierrez, Cyril D Barrett, Hugh Kelly, Anthony Farren, John F O'Connor, Robert Lynch.
Material related to related to the studies of Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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A file relating to the studies of Juniors. Includes a report compiled by a committee set up to investigate the studies undertaken by Juniors (Ordinatio Studiorum Juniorum Provinciae Hiberniae Societatis Jesu).
Programme for a retreat for Belvedere College Union at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Programme for a retreat for Belvedere College Union during Holy Week at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Photographs of retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Group photographs of retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, and Rome, Italy with Fr John F O'Connor SJ, 1964.
Report of the first 25 years of the Retreat House at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Report of the first 25 years of the Retreat House at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, 11 March 1922 - 10 March 1947.
Retreat registers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Retreat register for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
'Boys Retreat Register' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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'Boys Retreat Register' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
'Our Lady's Register' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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'Our Lady's Register' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
Register of retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Register of retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
Material relating to the Knights of Loyola
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Knights of Loyola at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning the number of retreats being organised at Rathfarnham. Refers to the need for a kitchen and remarks that funds could be raised through the Layman's Retreat Association.
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning the running of the Retreat House. Expresses his concerns 'I cannot get Fr Joe to see that the iron heel, threats and expulsions are all futile...I appealed to him not to break my heart...no good. Joe is going to build a new tradition on fear and terror!'
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Retreat register for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Retreat register for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Material relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a description of a weekend retreat held in Rathfarnham by one of the participants, Joseph S. Considine (nd, 5pp).
Information notice concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle
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Information notice concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle Dublin
Manuscript by Séan Griffin entitled 'A Last Look at Rathfarnham (1199 - 1973)'
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Two copies of a manuscript by Séan Griffin entitled 'A Last Look at Rathfarnham (1199 - 1973)'.
Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ
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Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ. Inventory includes details of the furnishing and content of each room. Inventory of the kitchen area by Br Andrew Bannon SJ.
Annual financial statements and accounts for Rathfarnham Castle
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Annual financial statements and accounts for Rathfarnham Castle.
Material relating to Retreat promoters and programmes at Rathfarnham Castle
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File relating to Retreat promoters and programmes at Rathfarnham Castle, the golden jubilee year of the retreat house (1972) and the Layman’s Retreat Association.
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File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, and Thomas Bacon of J.G. O'Connor, solicitors, relating to the purchase of the fee farm rent for Rathfarnham Castle from the Blackburn Estate.
Newspaper cuttings relating to the new development at Rathfarnham Castle
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Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to the new development at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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Photographs of the model of the planned development at Rathfarnham Castle by Robinson, Keefe and Devane architects.
Louis Pieterse, photographer
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File containing correspondence mainly between Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Donal Ó Buachalla, Andrew Devane and Gabriel Byrne, Engineer of Euro–Irish Securities, relating to the Rathfarnham road widening scheme, the possible conversion of South Wing of the Castle and the Junior House for light office use, and the formal offer for the purchase of land for Rathfarnham Village By-pass from Dublin Corporation.
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Letter sent to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ by Fr Martin Cecil D'Arcy SJ forwarding an article concerning the sale of developed sites. Response attached.
D'Arcy, Martin Cyril, 1888-1976, Jesuit priest
Letter to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ from P. Sheehy, Manager Allied Irish Bank, Rathfarnham
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Letter to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ from P. Sheehy, Manager Allied Irish Bank, Rathfarnham, acknowledging receipt of a letter of authority.
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File containing correspondence between Donal Ó Buachalla, Fr Patrick Doyle SJ and others relating to the sale of a portion of land at Rathfarnham Castle, the gift of 5½ acres of land as a public park to Dublin Corporation and communication with the office of public works relating to purchase of land at Rathfarnham for the construction of a government department building. Also includes statement issued by the Jesuit Fathers on the sale of the land and indications of the charitable uses of the purchase money.
Article relating to Rathfarnham Castle in ‘Historic Irish Mansions’
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Article relating to Rathfarnham Castle in newspaper series on ‘Historic Irish Mansions’.
Photograph of group of Jesuit brothers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin which includes:
Back row: Edmund Keogh, Gabriel McKinney, Liam O'Hara, William Glanville, Roderick Greaney, Tony McShera.
Third row: Tony Baggot, ?, Joe Osborne, Stephen Fitzgerald, Jim Fitzgerald.
Second row: Albert Kelly, Paddy Brady, Joe Clery, James Priest, Frankie Roe.
Front row: Andy Bannon, Br John Adams, Irish Fr Provincial Charlie O'Conor SJ, Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Superior, Pat McNamara.
See IE IJA FM/RATH/69
Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin of Jesuit tertians
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Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin of Jesuit tertians. Includes from:
Top row: l - r; Frs. Tom Scott (Maryland), Vinny Murphy, Jeff Donahue (Buffalo), Ned Lynch (New York), Ciaran Kane, Henry Bischoff (New York), Tom O'Brien.
Middle: l- r; Sebastian Felieu (Aragon, Spain), Colin Warrack, Gerry Cavanagh (Detroit), Sean O'Connor, Tom Feliu ((Aragon, Spain), Gunter Reuter (Germany).
Front: l - r; Tom Martone (New England), Bill Lane, Joe Dargan, Michael Connolly (Tertian Director), Joe Tai, Fergus O'Keefe, Francesco Corsengo (Turin).
Balance sheet indicating the liabilities and assets of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Balance sheet indicating the liabilities and assets of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes reference to ‘Community Priests 11. Schols. 45. Bros. 4. Total (60) (52 of these paid “Ex Arca”’; Farm (12 cows. 315. 2 calves 15. 2 horses 25. 20 pigs 90.).
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Notebooks concerning the workings and the measurements of ‘The O'Leary Seismograph’ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The first notebook (1946-1957) includes diagrams and details of the pendulum, suspension: trifilar workings of the seismograph. Includes inserts: ‘Fr M Murphy was present and helped erect the pendulum. He was in Rathfarnham, for (at worst) October 1916 to September 1917. Fr Hayes was also present. Fr O'Connell says 1915 work was started’; note from Fr Richard Ingram SJ to Mr Patrick Heelan SJ inviting him to measure the static mag. of O’Leary’. The second notebook records the measurements of the seismograph at Rathfarnham Castle (4 January 1948-May 1953). It has the names of Jesuit Juniors John Moore, Michael Kelly, Hubert Delaney, Albert Diviney and Paul McShane. Notebooks found in the basement (villa room) of Milltown Park, 2014.
Plaque at base of altar at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Plaque at base of altar at Rathfarnham Castle with the inscription: ‘Pray for the donors of Our Lady’s Altar, the members of the Racking and Traffic Department of the A. G. & S.
Material on retreats and the retreat house at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Material on retreats and the retreat house at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (removed from ledger folder). Includes:
Photograph of individuals in front of Our Lady’s Grotto, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Photograph of individuals in front of Our Lady’s Grotto, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The priest front left maybe Fr Michael Sweetman SJ.
'Rathfarnham Castle: A history'
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Rathfarnham Castle: A history. by Louise Walsh.
Rates due on Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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A file relating to rates due on Rathfarnham Castle, an appeal by the Jesuit Fathers to be exempt from the rates and receipts for rates paid on the property.
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Journal of Fr Minister at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Journal of Fr Minister at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, with two inserts on work to be done to the house and grounds (1948; 1950).
Journal of Fr Minister at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Handwritten journal of Fr Minister at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin detailing the comings and goings of the house.
Insurance policies held by the Jesuit Fathers, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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A file relating to various insurance policies held by the Jesuit Fathers, Rathfarnham Castle including workmen's compensation insurance, main building and outhouses, contents, motor, public liability, fire insurance.
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Memoriale for Fr Rector after visitation at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Journal of the Memoriale for Fr Rector and Fr Minister, after visitation by the Irish Fr Provincial at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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Kelly, Hugh, 1886-1974, Jesuit priest
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Letter from E. R. Blackburne Farrer, 36 Ross Court, Putney Heath, London to Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle remarking that he will be in Dublin and would like to pay a visit to Rathfarnham Castle with his daughter. E. R. Blackburne Farrer was born at Rathfarnham Castle in 1891.
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Blackburne Farrer, E. R., b.1891-, soldier
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A file relating to the road widening scheme at Rathfarnham and work carried out by Dublin Corporation on part of the boundary wall of Rathfarnham Castle and the subsequent problems that arose due to the Corporation's failure to complete the work. Includes a letter from Tom Bacon, Solicitor (acting on behalf of the Jesuit Fathers), 9 Clare Street, Dublin to Fr McDonald SJ Remarks 'This matter has taken a new and interesting turn... Mr Beausang (Dublin Corporation).. .explained his predicament. Apparently in his final anxiety to get the work through he agreed our terms without obtaining any additional estimates as to the cost... Mr Beausang states that there is a deficiency of at least £7,000...There is no fund out of which this deficiency can be met...Mr Beausang's first suggestion was that the Jesuit Fathers would make a grant to the corporation of half the increased cost namely £3,500. When he was told that this was out of the question it was then suggested that you might disclaim the acquisition money £2,000.' (11 October 1956, 3pp).
Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Litterae Annuae for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Litterae Annuae (Annual letters) for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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Photograph of Irish Fr Provincial Charles O'Conor SJ, Archbishop John Charles McQuaid, Éamon de Valera (president of Ireland), Bishop Patrick Dunne and Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (Rector) on the occasion of Rathfarnham's Jubilee.
Construction of the bye-pass at Rathfarnham Castle
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A file relating to the construction of the bye-pass at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes maps and plans.
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Photocopy of an article by Frank McDonald published in the 'Irish Times' on Rathfarnham Castle entitled 'The Keys of this Castle go to a Speculator'.
McDonald, Frank, journalist
Minute book of the debating society, Rathfarnham Castle
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Minute book of the debating society, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, with enclosed handwritten flyers for debates
Minute book of the Xavier Mission Guild, Juniorate, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
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Minute book of the Xavier Mission Guild, Juniorate, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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A file relating to the Society of Jesus' decision to move the Noviceship and Juniorate from Tullabeg to Rathfarnham. This decision was made following the change of regulations of the National University requiring students to attend lectures in one of the University Colleges. Under the Royal University students had to pass examinations set by the University but could be prepared for the exams elsewhere.
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A file relating to formation, order of time, customs, discipline amongst the Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial and Fr Rector.
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Letters from Mr Thomas F. Ryan SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the obtaining of a piano for the Juniors and remarking that his brother has just taken up practising as a dentist in Dublin. Asks Fr Provincial to send patients to him.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
(Copy) Release of Rathfarnham House - Sir George Dashwood, Kirtlington Park, County Oxford
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Parties:
Sir George Dashwood, Kirtlington Park, county Oxford and the Most Honourable John Henry Marquis of Ely, Ely Lodge, county Fermanagh.
Property:
Rathfarnham House, Parish of Rathfarnham, Barony of Newcastle, county Dublin.
Terms and Conditions:
Release from two judgements of debts and resulting costs on the property.
Declaration signed by Francis Henry Blackburne concerning the lands at Rathfarnham prior to its sale
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Declaration signed by Francis Henry Blackburne concerning the lands at Rathfarnham prior to its sale. Includes a map of the demesne.
Blackburne Daniell, Francis Henry, 1845-1921, barrister and historian
Conveyance - William George Bailey and Frs Thomas V. Nolan, John Fahy, Dominick Kelly and James Bury
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Parties:
William George Bailey, Builder, Cherryfield, Sandford, County Dublin and Frs Thomas V. Nolan, John Fahy, Dominick Kelly and James Bury all of Milltown Park.
Property:
Rathfarnham House, Parish of Rathfarnham, Barony of Newcastle, County Dublin.
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent and receivers fees created by and to the covenants, conditions and clauses contained in the Fee Farm Grant of 4 April 1851 in addition to the sum of £5,900. Yearly rent of £123.6.6.
Other:
Signed and sealed by the parties. Includes a map depicting the extent of land cited in the conveyance.
Paintings in Rathfarnham Castle
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A file relating to the paintings in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes letters relating to the ceiling paintings by Angelica Kauffman and new decorative works. Includes letters from Joshua Clarke, J Clarke & Sons, Stain glass manufacturers & Church decorators, 33 North Frederick Street, Dublin regarding the ceiling painting by 'my lady artist' (Miss Crilly, later known as Margaret Clarke) (10 September 1913). Only one painting by Margaret Crilly was accepted, which disappointed Joshua Clarke. Initially Miss Crilly rejected the offer of £7 10 shlllings per painting. Joshua Clarke persuaded her to accept £7, but by this stage, it was too late. She received £10 for her painting and Cambridge & Co. Ltd, Dublin were engaged (October 1913), and agreed a price of £35 for the series of nine painting. The artist Patrick Tuohy completed the ceiling paintings.
Photograph of the rear of Rathfarnham Castle, showing the Retreat House and Juniorate
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Photograph of the exterior (rear) of Rathfarnham Castle showing the Retreat House and Juniorate.
Photographs depicting the exterior of Rathfarnham Castle
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Photographs depicting the exterior of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Photographs of the grounds at Rathfarnham Castle
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A file of photographs of the grounds at Rathfarnham Castle.
Material relating to part of the Rathfarnham estate known as Cliff
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to part of the Rathfarnham estate known as Cliff. Includes correspondence concerning its value and the rental of the land. It was proposed to have a novitiate there, and Charles Powell indicates that expenditure would amount to £15, 415 to fit out (6 September 1911).
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Letter from Tom Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Superior, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin 14 concerning the sale of premises, 37 Main Street by a publican, Patrick McDonald to Valdick Limited. Remarks that solicitors acting for Patrick McDonald have asked that the plot of land at the rear of the premises leased to him by the Jesuit Fathers be assigned to the new owners Valdick Limited.
Bacon, Thomas, solicitor
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Letters from Fr William Gleeson SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning a debenture and the giving of a parish mission in Kerry.
Gleeson, William, 1862-1951, Jesuit priest
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A file of letters from Fr Lambert McKenna SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ. Includes a letter concerning the mix up over his entry into the University. Remarks that he is trying to sort the problem out (nd, 2pp). Includes a letter referring to the Irish Dictionary he compiled (8 December [ ], 2pp). Includes a letter referring to the accounts of the 'Irish Monthly' (21 November 1916, 3pp).
McKenna, Lambert, 1870-1956, Jesuit priest, Irish language scholar and Catholic social thinker
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Letter from Mr Vaughan Dempsey SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his brother in England who was wounded in the trenches. Asks Fr Provincial's permission to visit him in hospital before he returns to the trenches.
Dempsey, Vaughan B, 1895-1961, former Jesuit scholastic, Irish consul
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr John J. Carbery SJ, Beech Grove, Drogheda, County Louth to Fr [ ], concerning his health. Remarks that he hopes to be recovered soon.
Carbery, John J, 1897-1918, Jesuit scholastic
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file of letters from Fr Joseph Darlington SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning matters in the community and the spiritual direction/instruction of the Juniors and 'The Irish Monthly'. Includes a letter expressing his pleasure on taking over the editorship of 'The Irish Monthly'. Remarks that he has been missing something since he resigned as a professor in University College and feels this will fill the gap. (20 January 1920, 4pp) Includes a rough financial statement of 'The Irish Monthly' and a letter expressing his concern over the finances of the publication. (2 April 1920, 2pp & 17 August 1920, 2pp).
Darlington, Joseph, 1850-1939, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning issues that arose during the consultation, namely to provide a garden for one of the gate lodges, pocket money ('hog') for members of the community and granting permission for female visitors to enter the community chapel.
Kenny, Patrick, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest